Confirmed: both have only Central Valley CA grapes. And pretty much the same range of grapes. What Lapide has today (and next week will be similar, but not identical) is:
- Alicante, 42#, $38
- Barbera, 36#, $34
- Cab. S., 36#, $39
- Grenache, 36#, $34
- Merlot, 36#, $38
- Zinfandel, 36#, $41
- Sangiovese, 36#, $38
We also looked at equipment.
Neither shop rents destemmers (damn them) but both sell motorized versions for about a thousand bucks. Pagano also had a hand-cranked destemmer for $600 or $700. All had stainless steel hoppers and painted body parts. The one at Lapide also had some plastic body parts. Pagano had a wider variety of primary fermenters (which I have in mind for the cruel 2010 season when Bernardo will be ensconced on S.I.). We picked up a couple of 5 gal. carboys, since we still have three in the cellar with 2008 and 2007 wine in them.
Anyway, a nice outing. Pagano had more equipment and supplies, but Lapide had more buzz. Damn soon we'll be there buying, no?
(PS: have a new & greatly improved route to the market.
Ocean Parkway to a left on Avenue J.
Avenue J 2.4 miles to a left on Flatlands.
Flatlands .5 miles to a left on 87th.
87th, a coupleof blocks later, is the main entrance to the Market.)
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Oh, baby, let's make'em all. B
To be a little more comprehensible, I'm still in favor of zin and or barbera. What do you think, Laura?
Zin and Barbera sounds great! Let's do it.
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